Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Explained

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Developer:	The Whole Experience
Publisher:	Activision
Genre:	First-person shooter, sports
Modes:	Multiplayer
Platforms:	Xbox

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball is a 2004 first-person paintball game released exclusively for the Xbox. The game gathered a cult following, consistently appearing on the Xbox Live Top 25 list posted by Major Nelson, peaking at the number nine position.^[1] A spin-off, Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAX'D, was also released on multiple platforms many months later, with a full sequel released in 2010 for the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Features

• 3 game types to play: Elimination, Capture the Flag, Center Flag
• Cheat Meter: try to wipe paint without getting caught
• Switch marker hands from left to right
• 14 top pro paintball players
• 25 real-life paintball sponsors to provide an authentic experience
• Real-life paintball fields and tournament locations

Single-player

• 19 tournaments to play
• 98 different field layouts
• Play against up to 80 different opponent teams, including 69 real life teams
• Advance from rookie to novice to amateur to pro
• Gain experience points and increase the skills

Multiplayer

• Xbox Live and System Link enabled
• Communicate on the field with the use of XboxT voice communicator
• Play online with up to 7-on-7 team play
• 20 unique locations to play
• 179 different field layouts^[2]

Reception

Tournament Paintball was a runner-up for GameSpots 2004 "Most Surprisingly Good Game" award, which went to .^[3] The game sold 200,000 units.^[4]

External links

• Official website
• Activision Value's GHTP page
• The Whole Experience, developers of GHTP
• GHTP page on Xbox.com
• Paintball Game Online

Notes and References

1. Web site: The latest Top 25 games on Xbox Live. . January 22, 2005.
2. Web site: Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball . Activision Value . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801224933/http://www.activisionvalue.com/titles/Paintball/story.html . August 1, 2008.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021607/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ . Best and Worst of 2004. January 5, 2005 . . March 7, 2005 . dead.
4. News: Kim. Peterson. WXP's unheralded Paintball game splatters bull's-eye - Company profiles and personalities. The Seattle Times. C1. January 31, 2005. July 4, 2023. subscription.